Spacehog: The Chinese Album

Spacehog SKU: 42867838
Spacehog: The Chinese Album

Spacehog: The Chinese Album

Spacehog SKU: 42867838

Format: VINYL LP

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Title: The Chinese Album
Artist: Spacehog
Label: Real Gone Music
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 848064013358
Genre: Rock

SPACEHOG / CHINESE ALBUM The second (1998) release from the British expat group Spacehog, The Chinese Album was originally conceived as the soundtrack for a movie called Mungo City; the movie never got made but thankfully the album retained the glam/power pop song by the same name (which, in a just universe, would have been a big hit)! This record never really got it's due, partly because the band took three years to follow up on the success of their debut album Resident Alien and it's hit "In the Meantime." But The Chinese Album, in many ways, is a much more fully-realized work than it's predecessor; instead of merely playing at being a glam-rock band, Spacehog here crafts a fully-realized sound and aesthetic, with nods to such artists as Queen, Badfinger, The Kinks, and even R.E.M. (Michael Stipe makes an appearance on the mellow "Almond Kisses"). And the songwriting (e.g. "Lucy's Shoe") is consistently strong, making The Chinese Album one of the late '90s' great lost records. A pink vinyl pressing, nestled next to a 4-page, full-sized, full-color insert holding all the groovy graphics that accompanied the CD release!

Tracks:
1.1 One of These Days
1.2 Goodbye Violet Race
1.3 Lucy's Shoe
1.4 Mungo City
1.5 Skylark
1.6 Sand in Your Eyes
2.1 Captain Freeman
2.2 2nd Avenue
2.3 Almond Kisses
2.4 Carry on
2.5 Anonymous
2.6 Beautiful Girl
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